While Durga Puja celebrates womanhood, will all wo...

In rural areas, women are often reduced to being an untouchable when they are on their periods - they are given a separate room to stay, dirty cloths to use, and barred from entry into the kitchen and places of worship.

An Indian social media operates without internet

CGSwara acts as a voice portal for community stories. Only 3 pc of the Gondwanans have access to the internet while 33 pc have access to mobile phones. CGNet Swara operates on a simple mobile call-in system known as the Integrated Voice Response (IVR).

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Rising cases of ‘honour killings’ in India

While India takes immense pride in eliminating Section 377, it still has a long way in doing away with its many other social taboos. Two innocent adults in the country were recently killed by their family members over the issue of an inter-caste marriage, in the name of their ‘...

India’s first dog park opens in Hyderabad

Hyderabad is the first city to get a pet park with its own dog pool, play area and even an amphitheatre. Along with proposing a solution to the issues of land degradation and plastic waste accumulation, the park can also be a solution to problem of stray dogs in the country.

Doctors launch campaign to turn citizens into firs...

In cases of accidents and emergencies, when the patient is hanging by a thread to the threshold of life, even the slightest of care can make all the difference. With this in mind, a group of like-minded doctors and tech specialists have got together to launch the “Saviour Campa...

Instant triple talaq a criminal offence in India

Facing stiff opposition from political rivals in the Parliament, the Modi government opted for the ordinance route on 'Triple Talaq' in the name of gender justice, gender equality and gender dignity. Will the gamble pay off even as the move comes ahead of the assembly elections i...

Government puts online pet sales under legal purvi...

After the death of 21 day old Bagheera sparked protests and campaigns which led to Quikr and Indiamart to stop the online sale of pets, the government finally puts the activity under legal purview. In a major victory for animal rights activists, the government, in a notice issued...

Indore’s open jail allows prisoners to live with...

At an open prison in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh, there is a two-room house, where a convicted prisoner lives with his family and can step outside the prison’s premises for work.